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Youth strikers off to Bangladesh
By S.R. Pathiravithana
After a lapse of three years, the Lankan under 18 strikers will make an overseas tour to take part in the Bangladesh Invitation International Tournament which will take place from 4 to 19th August in Dacca.
The last occasion that a Sri Lanka under 18 team made a tour was in the year 2002 to take part in the Youth Asia Cup held in Punjab India.

According to Anuruddha Herath Bandara -- the secretary of the Sri Lanka Schools Hockey Federation the selections for the tour will be made July 2, 3 and 9 and 10 at the Matale Nandimitra Ekanayake Astro Turf.
Bandara said “From the talent that we have seen in the schools arena this year we feel that we can form a very good team in this age group if the real talent is harnessed. The selections will be made from those who were born on or after 1.1.1987.”

Each school will be eligible to send up to seven players for selections and it should come through the respective principals. Those who turn up for practices should posses the original copy of their birth certificate and the Postal Identity card/Identity card provided by the Sri Lanka Sports Council/Pass Port.

The Schools’ Hockey secretary further said “The Schools federation along with the Matale Schools Committee has made arrangements to provide accommodation to those aspiring participants. We at the SLSHA will do all the spade work and hand over the matter of selections to the national selectors who will finally pick a squad of 18 players. The Invitation is also opened for a manager, assistant manager, coach and assistant coach”.

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